Jeremiah 3:5
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
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Couldest
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John 19:11
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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ἔχω
échō · ekh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form708 total Strong's occurrences
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Strong's first: John 19:11Strong's last: John 19:11
Open full G2192 profile →ἰσχύω
ischýō · is-khoo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Mark 14:37Strong's last: Mark 14:37
Open full G2480 profile →יָכֹל
yâkôl · yaw-kole'
1 times translated as this KJV form193 total Strong's occurrences
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Strong's KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 3:5Strong's last: Jeremiah 3:5
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yᵉkêl · yek-ale'
1 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: be able, can, couldest, prevail.
Strong's first: Daniel 2:47Strong's last: Daniel 2:47
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H3201
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
no direct Strong's tag
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.
H3202
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
G2480
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
G2192
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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could
COULD, pronoun COOD. [The past tense of can, according to our customary arrangement in grammar; but in reality a distinct word, can having no past tense. could we receive through the Celtic dialects.]
1. Had sufficient strength or physical power. A sick man could not lift his hand. Isaac was old and could not see. Alexander could easily conquer the effeminate Asiatics.
2. Had adequate means or instruments. The men could defray their own expenses. The country was exhausted and could not support the war.
3. Had adequate moral power. We heard the story, but could not believe it. Th intemperate man could have restrained his appetite for strong drink. He could have refrained, if we would.
My mind could not be towards this people. Jeremiah 15:1.
4. Had power or capacity b the laws of its nature. The tree could not grow for want of water.
5. Had competent legal power; had right, or had the requisite qualifications. Formerly, a citizen could not vote for officers of government without the possession of some property. AB could not be elected to the office of senator, for want of estate. BC, not being the blood of the ancestor, could not inherit his estate.
6. Had sufficient capacity. The world could not contain the books. John 21:25.
7. Was capable or susceptible, by its nature or constitution, as of some change. He found a substance that could not be fused.
8. Had adequate strength or fortitude; as, he could not endure the pain or the reproach.
9. Had motives sufficient to overcome objections. He thought at first he could not comply with the request; but after consideration he determined to comply.
10. Had competent knowledge or skill. He could solve the most difficult problems.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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